Desperate for a change, JK Rowling moved to Portugal and became an English teacher. There she got married and had her first child, Jessica. After leaving her husband of two years, Rowling and her daughter moved back to London. This time in Rowling's life is one of her most depressing times. She struggled with clinical depression for many months. When ask about her depression in "A Year in the Life," an Elizabeth Vargus Documentary ABC NEWS, she stated, "All color was drained out of my life." These moments in her life, gave life to the dementors in the Harry Potter series, terrible creatures that live off the misfortune of others. If you come across a dementor they will drain all of the happiness from your soul. "We were as snick as you can be, without being homeless," JK Rowling stated earlier in the interview.